James Stephens Brown

Birth Date
On 1828 July 4
Death Date
On 1902 March 25
Gender
Male
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Born in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

1828 July 4

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Occurred On 1828 July 4
Birth

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Father
Daniel Brown
Mother
Elizabeth Stephens

Baptized by Ezra Taft Benson

1846 July 7 (Age 18)

Appointed as Private

Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 16
Discharged

Additional Information

Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched

Joined Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company

1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 19)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1848 September 6
Organization was Ended

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Age at Time of Travel
19

Departed from Home as Missionary

Tahitian Mission
1849 October 2 – 1852 November 26 (Age 21)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 November 26
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship

Married Lydia Jane Tanner

1854 July 23 (Age 26)

Married Rebecca Ann McBride

1854 September (Age 26)

Married Polly Brown

1855 August 31 (Age 27)

Appointed as Company Captain

James S. Brown Company
1859 June 13 – August 29 (Age 30)

Start Date Details

Started Between 1859 June 13 – 14
Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1859 August 29
Organization was Ended

Set Apart as Missionary

British Mission
1860 April 25 – 1862 October 1 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1862 October 1
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff

Appointed as Company Captain

James S. Brown Company
1862 July 28 – October 2 (Age 34)

Start Date Details

Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1862 October 2
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Additional Notes

He was captain of the 1862 James S. Brown company and a returning missionary from England.

Traveling Group

Married Eliza Lester

1863 January 31 (Age 34)

Set Apart as Missionary

Central States Mission
1869 October 19 – 1870 (Age 41)

End Date Details

Ended Spring 1870
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Location Served
Through the Territory Information From his life story Helping the Indians and publicspeaking 
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
George Q. Cannon

Married Elizabeth Mary Clegg

1872 March 4 (Age 43)

Set Apart as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1872 April 10 (Age 43)

End Date Details

Ended Fall 1872
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Taylor

Set Apart as Missionary

Unspecified Native American Mission
1875 October 11 – 1876 (Age 47)

End Date Details

Ended Fall 1876
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Location Served
Navajo Indians
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt

Set Apart as Mission President

Tahitian Mission
1892 April 8 – 1893 July 8 (Age 63)

End Date Details

Ended On 1893 July 8
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman

Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1902 March 25 (Age 73)

Date Details

Occurred On 1902 March 25
Died

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